The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10

King; W. E Sheridan. Laertes D. c. Anderson,
Poonus: Charles Peters. FIRST Grave-dlgeer;
Fanny Morant, Queen; Blanche de Bar. Ophelia;
Mr.. Vitou, Horatio.
Violet Csmeror's husband D. De Bensaude,
has Jared better in the English courts than he
did in his American legal troubles. He brought
suit for libel against the London Daily News,
and won. That paper published a full retrac-
ton, but the jury thought Mr.. De Bensaude was
still entitled to something. and it gave him ver
dict for 81. 900. The News will appeal
Edward Hanlon has accomplished what has
rical profession. After playing lie Voyage en-
Suisse" in France and England. he took the
same company through Spain. Portugal, Prussia
and Austria, and instructed the company in the
language of each of the countries visited so that
they were acceptable to the audience The
party will come to this country next August
In Paris and London the caque is recognized
and its chief is paid $50 month, and is also fur
nished with twenty Of the best parquette seats for
invited appauders. The chief claquer also taxes
stars and authors for their enthusiastic recep-
tions and woe betide those who fail TO respond.
He is furnished with the points" in the text.
acting, dancing or singing which to be ap-
plauded. and his subordinates are made familiar
with them before the rise of the curtain.
"A Gold Nine" acted for the first time last
week by j. T. Raymond. is the work of Brander
Matthews and q. II. Jessop, and is a three-act
English comedy, with only one American char
acter-tbe central part (Silas K. acott), play ed
by Mr.. Raymond. Silas is a speculative New
Yorker who has gone to London to sell a gold
mine. He disposes of it, takes the money and
uses it to get a nephew, who has fallen in love.
out of u scrape. and then marries the bothersome
woman in the case Ultimately he regains pos
session Of his gold mine.
Maurice Strakosch has been giving concerts
Nice, with Mile. Nikita, of ''the celebrated Nj
aeara Indians" l2) as the star prima donna. Mr.
Strakosch, with his usual bandness, fed the 10
cal interviewers with the following true story OF
Mile. Nikita's antecedents. He said: 'These
celebrated savages the Niagara Indians, taught
the prima donna to sing when she was Only five
years old. and when their great chief Nikita re
Gently died. she took his name and Mr.. Stra-
kosch. acciGently having heard her lovely voice
rescued her from the Niagara savages." Mile
Nikita is said to be only fourteen years old.
Managers Dickson & Talbot are receiving a
great many inquiries about the Edwin Booth
performance of Hamlet at the Grand on MAY
8, for many people are arranging to come i
has been decided to allow QUITO town people Il
reserve seats By letter telegram after the SALE
of seats has opened, but not BEFORE so that NJ
preferences may be given A number of ladies
and gentlemen of the city have suggested that i
would be graceful thing TO give Mr. Booth
full-dress audience. such as he has been greeted
with in all the other large cities. His bushes!
continues to be enormously large everywhere
and the theaters have but sufficient capacity L
accommodate the crowds that flock to see tn,
great tragedian